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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Coercive control, Toxic relationships, Violence, Death, Blood, Mind control, Trauma, Abuse, Sexual content
Playing with Monsters
by Amelia Hutchins
Book 1 in Playing with Monsters
Amelia Hutchins readers show up for dangerous chemistry and chaotic paranormal stakes, and this is one of the big request magnets for that exact lane. Pick it when you want the ride to feel a little cursed on purpose.
goodreads 4.22/5 13,178 ratings
storykind_community 4.5/5 2 ratings
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Length514 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice4/5 · Rough / primal
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Rough / primal
- Feral brain activated
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- Monster
- Love/hate tension
- Dominant vibes
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Possessive / claiming
- Adrenaline rush
- Possessive alpha
- Predator x prey
- Dirty talk heavy
- Obsessed
- Immortal/ancient
- Obsessive love interest
- Dark / taboo style
- Dark/tortured soul
- Captor/captive
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Only soft for them
- Possessive/protective
- Mine declarations
- Touch starvation
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Wall pinning
- Alphahole dynamics
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Dominance
- Possessive
- Dubious consent elements
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Monster romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Paranormal
- Demons
- Demon romance
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- Small town / village
- Urban fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Captive romance
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Monsters
- Dark romance
- Vampires
- Touch her and die
- Villain gets the girl
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Raw
- Heavy
- Witch/mage
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- Intense
- Survivor
- Seductive
- Fast-paced
- Outcast/loner
- Dangerous
- Reluctant hero
- Feral
- Edgy
- No one is safe
- Battle of wills
- Cliffhanger warning
- Addictive pacing
- Slow descent into darkness
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Book details
- Length
- 514 pages
- Publisher
- Amelia Hutchins
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book